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NPC INBOX: SA-HARETH

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CURRENTLY WITH THE PARTY

	THE MERCHANT username: raven master The patron ~~saint~~ of etiquette and the eastbound getaway expedition. Seems to largely trade information alongside wares. Appreciates spices, strategy and collaboration. Has an eerie and overly cautious manner. Committed. Defends the benefit of the many, to the detriment of the few.

	KARSA username: lady of the willow tree Sorceress, young (?). Employed by the Merchant and deferential to him. Talented but fiery and frequently impatient, intolerant of fools. She will get today's job done yesterday. Struggles to sympathise with men, objections and those who cannot absorb information quickly. Enchanted the group's translation devices.

	ASGEIRR The ghost of a scholar monk. Haunts the tattered execution cloak that the party stole from the La Rea bank in Sa-Hareth. Once a champion of equality and freedom, he faced ire for converting his followers against the regionally profitable trade of slavery. Soft-spoken but wise and just, slow to regain his strength. Will speak to those who visit his cloak in brief interludes. Favours necromancers.

	MAZYAR Charlatan, crook or wise man, Mazyar has worn all the names. Once an exceptionally skilled smuggler, now an equally apt tradesman and caravan master, allied with the Merchant. Less cryptic than his 'associate,' if more prone to riddles and keen on items with value.

	GHOST ARMY OF ARHA A maudlin, marauding and eerily fixated army led by the young lord Arha through the Stairs of Sighs. They seek to rescue Arha's oracle lover Hatisse from Taravast.

	OUHRSSON Guys, it's a bear.

SA-HARETH

	"HALTHAM" \| ANURR username: Haltham \| illiterate The undead warlord Anurr, previously posing as gentle-mannered giant Haltham. An embodiment of Sa-Hareth's cold storms and wind, who regained his territory from contender Unhalad with the inadvertent help of the party in Arc I. Frostily rational and amenable to some negotiation.

	THE (NOT-SO) GOOD PEOPLE From distressed locals to busy-bee merchants, guards, enchanters, tradesmen, politicians and looser-tongued courtesans — never underestimate the value of indiscretion in a citadel built on commerce, rumour and stubbornly choosing to ignore the expanding rule of the undead. Not every piece of gossip or legend's worth your time, but beggars can't be choosers.

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Shroud it tightly. It will forget to speak.

( As it happens, he has just the lecture: )

I do not know why it has not impacted you. ( Nevertheless, he suspects. ) But the risk onto your comrades is too severe. Guard it well, out of their hands. It has chosen you. Very well. It may not extend them the same courtesy.

( And gentler: )

When the storms strike, hide it beneath cushions or blankets. Do not let it hear the wind.

[She's not sure she'd go that far as to say it's chosen her, but she's not going to point out that she thought it was pretty and just wanted it very badly as a result. Perhaps it'll call to wanting someone else instead, some true 'chosen one.' But, regardless, she's not about to shirk her duties about it simply because she doubts.

Even if she's not chosen, it's clearly something potentially dangerous. Perhaps soulessness is beneficial here--maybe it has nothing to 'feed' on form her or something. Either way, staying on its good side is probably the smarter move. Bad things tend to happen when people don't follow instructions-- she's read enough fairy tales and legends to know that.

So, no feeding it after midnight. Got it.]

I understand, I'll follow your instructions well.

What could it do to the others? [Or her, she supposes, if she doesn't follow things through.]